Food Stall: Customers Chase Me across the Country

Chapter 637 - 588: Chengdu Joy Valley, Halloween Preview Event 2

However, Master Liu slowly spoke: "I’ve consulted him about these four dishes he’s made recently, including the proportions of various spices. From what I know of him, he wouldn’t hide anything from me in this regard, so the deliciousness of his dishes can’t be due to a secret recipe."

Master Li asked in confusion: "Master Liu, are you so sure? You know, appearances can be deceiving."

Master Liu said firmly: "Dishes reflect one’s character. If one’s heart is filled with little schemes, how can they make our Sichuan Cuisine bold and direct, allowing diners to indulge to their heart’s content? I trust him."

Master Li wanted to say more, but Chairman Wang Qi knocked on the table, interrupting him: "Let’s not get caught up on the secret recipe issue for now. Assuming there’s no secret recipe, let’s discuss from the perspective of the ingredients, timing of adding seasonings, the heat, and the cooking techniques. Since Old Liu has communicated with him, why don’t you start by telling us what you discussed."

Master Liu nodded and said: "It’s actually just a few key points. Regarding ingredient selection, he handpicks all his ingredients, which are always fresh and well-matched. Then, in each cooking step, he is both bold and meticulous. His familiarity with the maturity point of various ingredients and side dishes is unparalleled, leading to dishes, including side dishes, that are fresh and tender."

Master Xiao Liang very much wanted to scratch his head.

What Master said sounded comprehensible, but after listening it seemed completely incomprehensible.

What does he mean by both bold and meticulous?

Like having a small clip with an excavator?

Fortunately, Master Liu elaborated further: "To put it simply, it’s about ’confidence’ and ’passion’. Being confident makes one bold, and being passionate makes one meticulous. These aren’t states achieved through deliberate pursuit, but are rather his natural working attitude, which results in all his dishes being top-notch."

Chairman Wang Qi pinched his brow.

We were discussing techniques, and you shifted the focus to mindset?

Master Liu continued: "These past few days I’ve been over in Daocheng Yading. You’re all familiar with the situation at our hotel. To be honest, I’ve been very happy in Daocheng Yading. They don’t care what I’m doing or how I’m doing it. Every day I select my own ingredients and make food, and I feel the dishes I’ve prepared these past few days are far superior to those I made before. That’s what I call the impact of mindset."

Chairman Wang pondered with a frown, sensing he was starting to grasp Master Liu’s point.

This seems to be about the relationship between work and passion.

Working for work’s sake versus working for passion definitely produces different results.

"Old Liu has made a valid point. I think this is a good perspective for improvement. In the future, let’s try to find apprentices who inherently love cooking, although this is a long-term endeavor. For now, we must focus on raising the quality control in our own store."

He sighed and cracked a bitter smile: "But fortunately, that overactive newcomer will be gone after tomorrow. We won’t be grilled over the coals again and can let him cause trouble elsewhere."

...

Fifth day of running a food stall.

Today, Wang Fan and his partner didn’t venture too far. They’ve already explored the mountains and played in the water, so today, they planned to enjoy what modern young people like to do.

Chengdu Joy Valley, a super large amusement park spanning 510,000 square meters. In all his years in Beijing, he never visited Joy Valley, so now in Chengdu, he had to make up for it.

During the National Day holiday, Joy Valley was quite crowded, mostly families of three, groups of girlfriends, and young couples.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance, Zhuo Qianqian keenly noticed that there was even a makeup party event tonight, which immediately caught her attention.

She already really liked cosplay, so encountering such an event certainly piqued her interest.

"Boss, there’s a makeup party here tonight!"

Wang Fan could hear Zhuo Qianqian’s excitement, and naturally, he wouldn’t be a killjoy: "Alright, let’s spend the whole day here then."

Zhuo Qianqian suddenly exclaimed with joy: "Boss, you’re the best."

Wang Fan laughed: "But this is just a spur-of-the-moment thing. Have you thought about who you want to cosplay as?"

Costumes weren’t a concern; there were many cosplay outfits he had bought for Zhuo Qianqian in the RV. With a girlfriend who had this interest, he naturally had to support it wholeheartedly. After all, in the end, it was only going to be a benefit to himself...

Zhuo Qianqian thoughtfully asked: "Boss, are you planning to set up our stall here today?"

Wang Fan nodded: "Since we’re spending the day here, we’ll just have to set up here."

Zhuo Qianqian looked at the event posters: "From the theme, it seems like it’s for a Halloween preview, so the overall style might be more dark-themed, how about..."

Zhuo Qianqian mischievously suggested: "How about you cosplay as Hannibal, and I’ll be Jennifer? Then today, you’ll sell husband and wife lung slices... hehehe..."

Goodness!

Wang Fan looked at Zhuo Qianqian in disbelief: "Your idea is quite wicked."

Wang Fan was genuinely surprised. He knew Hannibal - he’d seen the movie - while others’ Wife Cake definitely didn’t have a wife, but Hannibal’s husband and wife lung slices truly contained a "husband and wife".

As for Jennifer, Wang Fan thought Zhuo Qianqian would find it very simple to cosplay as her.

Her appearance already had an exotic charm. Intensifying her facial features, angling her eyebrows, and carrying a lighter to occasionally sear her tongue...

No, better use a fake lighter.

Nevertheless, the idea of a Hannibal and Jennifer combo, isn’t it quite exciting?

"Alright, let’s do it."

Upon hearing Wang Fan’s agreement, Zhuo Qianqian’s big eyes turned into crescents with a smile. With a boyfriend willing to indulge in your whims like this, what more could you want?

After getting off the RV, Wang Fan didn’t rush to play. Instead, he went to the visitor center to inquire with the staff: "Hello, I’d like to ask if there is a food area for the evening event? If there is, is it still possible to rent a stall now?"

The staff member, a young female who’d been busy for a while, tersely responded: "There is, but now there’s no..."

"Yes, yes, yes! Definitely!"

Before this staff member finished, another male staff member interrupted eagerly: "Are you looking to rent? How much space do you need?"

April was a bit surprised to look at her colleague. All the stalls had long been rented out; where did one come from? And speaking as if there was room for choices...

Wang Fan said: "If parking is possible, that would be best. If not, around ten square meters would suffice."

Qi Heng was a bit at loss: "Uh... there’s probably no place to park, because your vehicle is quite large. Unless it’s in a different zone, but we can definitely arrange a ten square meter stall. Do you want to rent a stall or go to a different zone?"

Wang Fan didn’t hesitate. Being in a different zone for this kind of event would lose a lot of participation: "Then let’s rent a ten-square-meter stall."

Qi Heng said: "Alright, please have a seat. I’ll go get the contract, and once I’ve filled it, you just need to sign."

After speaking, he quickly got Wang Fan and Zhuo Qianqian two cups of water and went into the office to fetch the contract.

April followed him into the office, but as she stood up, she cast a glance at Wang Fan. Unfortunately, Wang Fan was too bundled up for her to recognize.

Once inside, she grabbed Qi Heng and said in exasperation: "Big brother, aren’t you just making things up? Our stalls were long booked out. Where are you suddenly pulling one from? Talking about contracts, when he finds out the spot is wrong, you’ll be in trouble."

Qi Heng scoffed lightly, brimming with excitement: "Sis, did you leave your eyes at home? Didn’t you recognize who that man was?"

April said: "With oversized sunglasses, a sun hat, and a mask, there’s no way I could tell. And even if the boss’s son came, you can’t just void a signed stall so casually for him, right?"

Qi Heng proudly said: "So you really didn’t figure it out, huh? That’s Boss Wang! Remember what our director said earlier? If Boss Wang ever comes, we should dig out a stall for him no matter what! Worst case, let NPCs change places. We can definitely make up for ten square meters."

April’s eyes widened to being round as saucers: "Boss Wang came to our place?!"